29 November
Sisinius, deacon and martyr, with presbyter Saturninus, sentenced to hard labor and later martyred at Rome, 309. Saturninus was a presbyter from Carthage who went to Rome and was arrested with deacon Sisinius, during the persecutions of Emperor Maximian. They were sentenced to hard labor and either died during their ordeal or were tortured and then beheaded. Saturninus lived, was martyred, and was buried on the Via Saleria in Rome, although details are not reliable.
29 November 2008
23 November 2008
Jeffrey Ferguson of Maine
23 November
Jeffrey Ferguson, deacon, prison minister, and community networker in Maine, died 23 November 2004.
Jeffrey Ferguson, deacon, prison minister, and community networker in Maine, died 23 November 2004.
20 November 2008
Susan Knapp
20 November
Susan Trevor Knapp, deaconess and missionary to Japan, died about 20 November 1941.
Susan Trevor Knapp was born in 1862. She graduated from the New York Training School for Deaconesses in 1894 and was consecrated deaconess at Grace Church, New York, in 1899 by Bishop Henry Potter. In 1903 she was made dean of the school commonly called St. Faith’s. She was a leader in both the American and worldwide deaconess movement. Because of a power struggle with the board of directors, Knapp was removed as dean in 1916 and offered the position of house mother. She declined and spent the next twenty-two years as a missionary in Japan, teaching English and Bible studies to Japanese and Korean college students. She returned to the United States in 1939 when Japan began to expel foreign missioners. She died in Los Angeles about 20 November 1941, shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. [research of Deacon Geri Swanson]
19 November 2008
Faustus of Alexandria
19 November
Faustus, deacon and martyr of Alexandria, Egypt, killed 4th c. Faustus was the companion in exile of bishop Dionysius of Alexandria. He was killed in extreme old age.
Faustus, deacon and martyr of Alexandria, Egypt, killed 4th c. Faustus was the companion in exile of bishop Dionysius of Alexandria. He was killed in extreme old age.
18 November 2008
Romanos of Caesarea
18 November
Romanos of Caesarea, deacon and martyr, killed at Antioch in Syria, in 303 or 304.
At the beginning of the Diocletian persecution, a deacon called Romanos of Caesarea in Palestine suffered martyrdom at Antioch. On the proclamation of Diocletian’s edict, Romanos strengthened the Christians of Antioch and openly exhorted the weaker brothers and sisters, who were willing to offer heathen sacrifices, not to waver in the faith. He was taken prisoner, condemned to death by fire, and bound to the stake; however, as the Emperor Galerius was then in Antioch, Romanos was brought before him. At the emperor’s command his tongue was cut out. Tortured in various ways in prison, he was finally strangled.
Eusebius speaks of his martyrdom in De martyribus Palestin, c. ii. Prudentius (in Peristephanon, X in PL, LX, 444 sq.) relates other details and gives Romanos a companion in martyrdom, a Christian named Barulas. Several historians, among them Baronius, consider that there were two martyrs named Romanos at Antioch, though more likely there was but the one whom Eusebius mentions. Prudentius introduced legendary features into his account, and his connection of the martyrdom of Barulas with that of Romanos is probably arbitrary.
Romanos of Caesarea, deacon and martyr, killed at Antioch in Syria, in 303 or 304.
At the beginning of the Diocletian persecution, a deacon called Romanos of Caesarea in Palestine suffered martyrdom at Antioch. On the proclamation of Diocletian’s edict, Romanos strengthened the Christians of Antioch and openly exhorted the weaker brothers and sisters, who were willing to offer heathen sacrifices, not to waver in the faith. He was taken prisoner, condemned to death by fire, and bound to the stake; however, as the Emperor Galerius was then in Antioch, Romanos was brought before him. At the emperor’s command his tongue was cut out. Tortured in various ways in prison, he was finally strangled.
Eusebius speaks of his martyrdom in De martyribus Palestin, c. ii. Prudentius (in Peristephanon, X in PL, LX, 444 sq.) relates other details and gives Romanos a companion in martyrdom, a Christian named Barulas. Several historians, among them Baronius, consider that there were two martyrs named Romanos at Antioch, though more likely there was but the one whom Eusebius mentions. Prudentius introduced legendary features into his account, and his connection of the martyrdom of Barulas with that of Romanos is probably arbitrary.
17 November 2008
Zachaeus of Caesarea
17 November
Zachaeus, deacon and martyr, with Alpheus, beheaded at Caesarea in Palestine, in 303. In the first year of Diocletian’s persecution, Zachaeus and Alpheus received capital punishment after having undergone many tortures.
Zachaeus, deacon and martyr, with Alpheus, beheaded at Caesarea in Palestine, in 303. In the first year of Diocletian’s persecution, Zachaeus and Alpheus received capital punishment after having undergone many tortures.
Eugene of Florence
17 November
Eugene, deacon at Florence under Zenobius, and a disciple of Ambrose of Milan, died in 422.
Eugene, deacon at Florence under Zenobius, and a disciple of Ambrose of Milan, died in 422.
15 November 2008
Abidus of Edessa
15 November
Abidus, deacon and martyr of Edessa in Syria, killed by burning, in 322.
Abidus, deacon and martyr of Edessa in Syria, killed by burning, in 322.
10 November 2008
Anianus of Antioch
10 November
Anianus, deacon and martyr, with bishop Demetrius, Eustosius, and twenty companions, killed at Antioch in Syria, date unknown.
Anianus, deacon and martyr, with bishop Demetrius, Eustosius, and twenty companions, killed at Antioch in Syria, date unknown.
07 November 2008
Prayer
Last night at evensong in our church, I prayed for "Barack our president-elect." It was amazing to see the grins on faces in the congregation and choir.
06 November 2008
Intolerance
Even as the nation shattered one barrier of intolerance, we were disappointed that voters in four states chose to reinforce another. Ballot measures were approved in Arkansas, Arizona, Florida and California that discriminate against couples of the same sex.
We do not view these results as reason for despair. Struggles over civil rights never follow a straight trajectory, and the ugly outcome of these ballot fights should not obscure the building momentum for full equality for gay people, including acceptance of marriage between gay men and women. But the votes remind us of how much remains to be done before this bigotry is finally erased.
We do not view these results as reason for despair. Struggles over civil rights never follow a straight trajectory, and the ugly outcome of these ballot fights should not obscure the building momentum for full equality for gay people, including acceptance of marriage between gay men and women. But the votes remind us of how much remains to be done before this bigotry is finally erased.
from an editorial, The New York Times, Nov. 6, 2008
03 November 2008
Aeithalas of Persia
3 November
Aeithalas, deacon and martyr in Persia, with bishop Acepsimus of Naeson and presbyter Joseph, killed in 379.
The three Christians lived in Persia at the time of King Shapur II. Acepsimus was known for spreading the faith. After Shapur began his persecution of Christians in Persia, all three were seized. Having endured cruel imprisonment for three years, Acepsimus was beheaded, and his two companions were stoned to death. The Orthodox Church commemorates them together on 3 November, but Aeithalas is sometimes also remembered on 1 September.
Aeithalas, deacon and martyr in Persia, with bishop Acepsimus of Naeson and presbyter Joseph, killed in 379.
The three Christians lived in Persia at the time of King Shapur II. Acepsimus was known for spreading the faith. After Shapur began his persecution of Christians in Persia, all three were seized. Having endured cruel imprisonment for three years, Acepsimus was beheaded, and his two companions were stoned to death. The Orthodox Church commemorates them together on 3 November, but Aeithalas is sometimes also remembered on 1 September.
Hilary of Viterbo
3 November
Hilary, deacon and martyr, with presbyter Valentine, beheaded at Viterbo near Rome during the persecutions under Diocletian, 304.
Hilary, deacon and martyr, with presbyter Valentine, beheaded at Viterbo near Rome during the persecutions under Diocletian, 304.
01 November 2008
Caesarius the African
1 November
Caesarius the African, deacon and martyr, with presbyter Julian, drowned at Terracina in Italy, 2nd c.
Caesarius, a deacon from Africa visiting Italy, denounced the pagan custom of having one youth per year immolate himself to the demons by jumping off a cliff in honor of the god Apollo. The priest of Apollo had him arrested and taken before the governor. He was sentenced to be sewn into a sack and thrown into the sea. He was martyred together with Julian, a local presbyter. His feast is held on 1 November.
In the fourth century Emperor Valentinian was cured at the shrine of Caesarius at Terracina. The emperor then decided to move the relics of Caesarius to Rome. They were taken to a church on the Palatine Hill, and when they were later moved to a new church near the Appian Way which got the name San Cesareo in Palatio.
Caesarius the African, deacon and martyr, with presbyter Julian, drowned at Terracina in Italy, 2nd c.
Caesarius, a deacon from Africa visiting Italy, denounced the pagan custom of having one youth per year immolate himself to the demons by jumping off a cliff in honor of the god Apollo. The priest of Apollo had him arrested and taken before the governor. He was sentenced to be sewn into a sack and thrown into the sea. He was martyred together with Julian, a local presbyter. His feast is held on 1 November.
In the fourth century Emperor Valentinian was cured at the shrine of Caesarius at Terracina. The emperor then decided to move the relics of Caesarius to Rome. They were taken to a church on the Palatine Hill, and when they were later moved to a new church near the Appian Way which got the name San Cesareo in Palatio.
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